Russia must start development of a long-range bomber aircraft, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at a meeting on defense orders.

"We have to develop work on the new PAK-DA long-range bomber aircraft for Long-Range Aviation. I know how expensive and complex this is. We have talked about this many times with ministers, and with the head of the General Staff. The task is not easy from a scientific-technical standpoint, but we need to start work," Putin said.

Putin has a longer boarder and not as many people to guard it. Talk about infiltrating problems, he’s in deep doo doo. Long range aircraft can also mean a stronger self preservation factor for the vast amount of territory they possess, not necessarily world conquest.

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posted on 06/17/2012 8:15:27 PM PDT
by Bringbackthedraft
( WHO WE ELECT AS PRESIDENT IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS WHO THEY APPOINT.)

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